From the Great Divergence in Global Affairs to the Great Convergence: Can America Adapt?

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And, at that stage of the game, there's great divergence on the part of all these nations about what to do about Iran.

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But, intriguingly, the report says that, in the few areas for which details are available, there is no great divergence in pay for salaried workers of either sex.

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But as Jack Lew said in his op-ed, and as the President and Jack have talked about in the construction of the budget, we have reached a point where we have to do something about what we take in and what we spend and the great divergence in those two numbers, and that this process is not going to be an easy one.

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